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From right: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Ayatollah Taheri, Ayatollah Khatami [Mohammad Khatami's father], and Ayatollah Montazeri sometime in the early 80s.

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Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi’s Letter:

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

To the honourable Marja, the grand Ayatollah Montazeri,
Greetings,

Following the events of the past few months, I released the following attached statement. We have always felt a need to work and cooperate with with the honourable marjas and devoted clerics and this encouraged me to send a copy to you, in order to ask for your guidance.

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Ayatollah Montazeri’s Response:

In the name of God, the Merciful and the Compassionate,

Dear Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi,

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If the authorities put aside their ignorance and consider [your recommendations] in an unbiased manner, put them to use and put a stop to this environment of policing and detainments, [your ideas] can offer a beneficial and effective path out of the current crisis – a crisis dominating the Islamic republic through their selfishness, pride, mismanagement and ambition. [Your recommendations] could be the stepping stone for a positive move towards reform within the establishment and towards protecting the system from separation, disintegration and division.

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Continued at Khordaad88.